ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The NDA would like to acknowledge the considerable commitment in terms of time and effort of the people who presented papers and to thank them for their contribution to making this a successful event. Special thanks are reserved for the keynote speakers at the conference, Professor Mike Oliver and Professor David T. Mitchell.

The NDA would also like to acknowledge the work of Professor Patricia Noonan Walsh, Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, Dr. Donal McAnaney and Mr Ted O’Shea, members the NDA Research Advisory Committee, in assessing the conference abstracts. We also acknowledge the assistance of the Centre for Disability Studies, UCD in facilitating this event.

Finally, we would like to thank sincerely the 130 delegates who contributed to the success of our inaugural annual disability research conference.